Conference Dates: November 21st - 24th, 2024
Our speakers are for YOU!
We have purposefully designed a conference with multiple keynote speakers to reach all specialties within our diverse organization. We have found nationally known, leaders in their fields, heroes, and practitioners who are ready to inspire you, share the most current research, or provide you with new tools to use in your own setting. Here are some highlights:
Pre-Conference Offerings:
Thursday (11/21) from 2:00 - 5:00 (3 CEs)
Option 1: (TnSCA - TN School Counseling Association)
Speakers: Dr. Nicole Cobb
Title: School Counseling Equity and Access for All
Summary: The School Counseling Equity and Access for All presentation aims to address disparities in access to counseling services within educational institutions. By prioritizing equity, the program seeks to ensure that all students, regardless of background or circumstance, have equal opportunities to benefit from counseling support. This session will highlight how to promote inclusivity, identify barriers through data analysis and assessment, and how to provide ongoing training and development for school counselors to enhance their cultural competency.
Option 2: (TAMCD - TN Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development)
Speaker: Audrey Elion, Ph.D.
Title: Trauma and the Environment: Understanding how an individual’s mental health can be affected by environmental issues
Summary: This program addresses the urgent need to enhance awareness and skills in managing the psychological impacts of environmental challenges in all community settings. Studies have provided substantial proof that environmental factors influence mental health. This educational session will address various environmental triggers associated with mental health challenges. Evidence suggests that while some individuals may recover, others may develop more severe mental and behavioral outcomes.
Option 3: (LCA - Lookout Counseling Association)
Speaker: S. Tyler Oberheim, PhD, LPC-MHSP, NCC and Carisha Doty, MEd
Title: Trippin to Recovery: The Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics to Treat Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Summary: This presentation will include relevant clinical trials that support the utility of psychedelics as change agents, relevant literature related to using psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat mental health and substance use disorders, and legal and ethical considerations specific to this treatment modality. Additionally, the commonly used psychedelic substances, with focus on specific concerns treated by them, will be discussed as well as potential consequences of this treatment modality (i.e. cross-addiction) will be covered. Finally, implications for counselors and researchers will be covered including existing training programs/resources, how counselors can aid in this process and how researchers can further stimulate the reemergence of this trend in the professional counseling literature base.
Option 4: (TCA - TN Counseling Association)
Speaker: Lisa Henderson, LPC-MHSP
Title: Optimizing Client Care with AI = Maximizing the Benefits + Mitigating the Risks
Summary: This session explores Artificial Intelligence (AI) 's transformative role in mental health and school counseling when used effectively. Attendees will learn about the development of AI tools and how they can be seamlessly integrated into daily work to enhance client and student care, improve outcomes, and streamline administrative tasks. With counselors as informed consumers of AI tools we can mitigate the risks and realize the promises of AI on improving our work. If built and used well, AI promises to promote effective care over popularity-driven methods, overcome stigma rather than perpetuate it, and enhance rather than undermine the client-counselor relationship. This presentation will cover a range of topics and tools, including AI-driven assessment tools, personalized intervention strategies, ethical considerations, potential negative impacts, and the future of AI in mental health services. Through case studies, interactive discussions, and hands-on demonstrations, participants will learn how to leverage AI to support their clients ethically, efficiently, and effectively.
Conference Keynote Speaker Information
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lynn Linde “What’s New at ACA: An Update on Major Initiatives”
Don't miss the chance to hear from Dr. Lynn E. Linde, one of the leading voices in our profession, at her session, "What’s New at ACA: An Update on Major Initiatives"!
This dynamic presentation will cover crucial topics that are shaping the future of counseling, including the latest updates on the Counseling Compact, key revisions to the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics, and the ongoing legal battles impacting our ability to practice.
Dr. Linde, the Chief of Professional Practice for ACA, is at the forefront of these efforts, and this session will give you a firsthand look at what’s happening in our field and how you can stay informed and prepared for the changes ahead. Be part of the conversation and gain the insights that will empower your practice in this rapidly evolving landscape!
Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Ford "Being Colorblind or Colorbrave: Building Effective Cross-Racial Relationships"
Get ready to challenge your perspectives and grow as a counselor in the powerful session "Being Colorblind or Colorbrave: Building Effective Cross-Racial Relationships" with Dr. David Julius Ford, Jr. In this engaging presentation, you’ll be encouraged to move beyond the outdated colorblind mentality and embrace being colorbrave.
Dr. Ford will equip you with practical tools to better understand how race and ethnicity influence our relationships, and how to intentionally build meaningful cross-racial connections. You’ll explore your own cultural self-awareness, challenge your worldview, and learn how to talk about race with honesty and courage—especially in your work with racially marginalized clients. This session is a must for anyone committed to fostering authentic, impactful relationships in a diverse world.
Keynote Speaker: Jeremy Cowart "The Light We Let In"
Prepare to be inspired by the captivating session "The Light We Let In" with renowned artist and photographer Jeremy Cowart.
In this powerful presentation, Jeremy will use his personal journey and creative expertise to illustrate how the people, experiences, and ideas we allow into our lives shape not only who we are but also how we’re seen by the world. Drawing on the metaphor of light, he’ll challenge you to reflect on your own journey and empower you to intentionally curate the "light" you let in—transforming your purpose, relationships, and counseling practice.
By the end of this session, you'll walk away with a deeper understanding of the influences that have shaped you and practical strategies to enhance your mental clarity and well-being. Don’t miss this inspiring opportunity to shine a brighter light on your life and work!
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Breakout Sessions - We accepted more sessions to give you more options!
Here is a list of just some of the breakout sessions we have planned for the conference:
| “Helpers Gonna Help,” But Who Is Helping You? - Prioritizing Holistic Wellness in a Burnout Culture |
| "Inspiring SEL Excellence: Free Resources and Strategies to Empower Counselors and Beyond" |
| Addiction-Proofing Our Students in an Addictive World |
| Advocacy for All: Supporting Students, Clients, and Communities in Need |
| AI and counseling: An ethical perspective |
| AI in Counseling: Enhancing Ethical Practices for the Digital Age |
| And the Winner is….Understanding Moral Stress and Suicide Prevention for non-child Beauty Pageant Competitors |
| Beyond the Breaking Point: Understanding and Addressing Counselor Burnout |
| Big Emotions, Little Bodies: Helping Students Develop Self-Regulation Skills |
| Building Recovery Capital: A Framework for Supporting Clients in Substance Use Recovery |
| Case Conceptualization and Effective Treatment Planning in Counseling |
| Collaborative Partnerships in the School Setting: Working with Families, Teachers, and Community Organizations |
| Committing to Social Justice Through Relational Cultural Theory and the Multicultural and Social Justice Competencies |
| Compassion for All: Including Ourselves! |
| Counseling Correctional Clients: Addressing Challenges and Finding Support |
| Counseling for All Students: Partnerships between Rural School Counselors and Mental Health Professionals |
| Counseling LGBTQ+ Students in Rural Communities Using a Trauma-Informed Approach |
| Counseling Special Population: African Americans |
| Counseling Special Population: First Generation Americans/Immigrants |
| Counseling What Matters: Serving Under-Resourced Populations with Respect and Dignity |
| Cultural Humility as an Ethical Imperative |
| Cultural Responsiveness and Best Practices When Working with Unaccompanied Minors |
| Data-Driven School Counseling |
| DBT and the Dharma: the intersection of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Buddhist Psychology |
| Demystifying Dissociation: Developing a Deeper Understanding of Disconnection Created by Trauma |
| Effects of Military Sexual Trauma on Substance Use Patterns in Male Military Populations |
| Empowering Clients Through Spiritual Creative Arts Based Rituals for Grief Healing |
| Engaging veterans in counseling: Barriers to care and attending treatment |
| Enhancing Counseling Skills through Ethical Adoption of Unconventional Techniques |
| Fantastic Reality Ability: How Imagination and Trauma Intersect |
| For Real Life: Lessons learned from “Bluey” about parenting, partnerships, and ourselves. |
| Healing The Whole Person: Interdisciplinary Interventions for Trauma Work |
| How to Successfully Facilitate a 3-Day Intensive Treating Addiction and Trauma |
| Integration with Intentionality: An Introduction to Purposeful Integration of Counseling Theories |
| Interventions to Promote Cognitive and Experiential Integration in Group Counseling |
| Introduction to Adlerian Play Therapy |
| Medical Trauma and the LGBTQ+ community |
| Moral injury in black males with addiction: What is it and how can it play a role in treatment |
| Navigating Sexual & Religious Identities: Direct Care and Advocacy Strategies |
| Navigating the Political Landscape: Advocating for Counseling and Social Justice |
| No Talk Talk Therapy |
| Proactive pathways: Cultivating therapeutic alliances through intentional, targeted self-reflection. |
| Reunification Therapy: our ability as therapist to help families and provide support to the court system. |
| Rewriting Family Narratives: A Journey through Narrative Therapy in Family Counseling |
| Rewriting the Talk Therapy Session: How Creativity and Narrative Therapy Create More Dynamic Therapeutic Experiences |
| Rural Mothers’ Postpartum Social and Emotional Experiences: A Phenomenological Investigation of Tennessee Rural Communities |
| Sandtray Therapy and Polyvagal Theory: Applications to Regulate Ourselves and Our Clients |
| School Counselor Burnout and Supervision: Retention's Missing Link |
| School Counselor Self-Efficacy Serving ELLs and Newcomer Students |
| Sense of Belonging and Mental Health |
| Simple Somatic |
| Social Media, Online Presence, and Professional Ethics: Practical Considerations |
| Spirit Is Not Separate....Spirituality is Integrated |
| The Ethics of Social Media Usage as a Counselor |
| The Impact of Technology Interference on Military Couples |
| The Role of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Decreasing Suicide Risk Factors |
| The Science of Resiliency: Individual and Small Group Interventions to Enhance Youth Success and Wellness |
| The universality and diversity inherent in death and dying: We heal to live. |
| The Words of Columbine Still Echo: The Language of School Shooters and Imitation |
| Trauma, Religious Coping, and Meaning-Making of Spiritually Diverse Clients |
| Using ACT with Athletes |
| Vapelife, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fat Clouds: Understanding, Preventing and Intervening in Student Vaping |
| Vicarious Trauma: A First Responder's View |
| Wellness for All: Practical Use of the Indivisible Self Wellness Model in Counseling |
| When Your Body is a Walking Self-Disclosure: The Pregnant Therapist |
Why Can’t I Be the Main Character?: The Depictions of Eating Disorders
in Films from 2000-2020 |
| WTF? (What’s the Function?) And Other Questions in Response to Trauma |
**This list is subject to change**
See the Full Conference Schedule Here
The Tennessee Counseling Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 2043. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Tennessee Counseling Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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